"I thought the breakdown was in the first ten minutes of the second half," Delaney-Smith said. "I don't like how we responded to that pressure. That's going to be how every Ivy League is going to play us, so we have to do a much better job."
Despite its careless mistakes, Harvard showed great poise in never panicking or losing its composure, even while it lost control of the game. More importantly, the Crimson did not allow the Wildcats to take the lead at any point.
"I didn't think we were ever going to lose, and I hope no one else did either," said Megan Basil, Harvard co-captain
Still, Harvard continued to live up to the precedent it has set thus far this season of playing down to the level of its opponents and making poor decisions with the ball. All but one of the Crimson players who saw action in Saturday's game committed at least one turnover.
Even the normally sure-handed Feaster finished the game with six giveaways. Fortunately, Harvard started the contest in much better fashion with Seanor leading the way.
Seanor scored nine of the Crimson's first 17 points and recorded a steal that led to a Feaster layup. She was also impressive on the offensive glass, converting two layups after hauling down a couple of boards.
"[Seanor's] rebounding was amazing," Basil said. "When their pressure was on the wings, she was cutting so well to get open. She played a great game on both ends of the floor."
Harvard's domination on the glass greatly helped the team's effort. The Crimson outrebounded the Wildcats by an eye-catching margin of 44 to 15.
Harvard also continued its torrid shooting. The Crimson converted 54 percent of its field goal attempts, including 7 of 15 shots from downtown. Unfortunately, Harvard only took 20 shots in its turnover-riddled second half.